>>1734887Not as much as people would think.
You can save 20% of the generating power compared to an all-diesel fleet as regenerative braking can contribute some power back to the grid.
An ideal time to have done so would've been in 2008 as a make-work scheme. Almost identical in manner to the PRR's electrification extension in the 1930s.
>https://thebhc.org/sites/default/files/beh/BEHprint/v009/p0143-p0151.pdf>>1735240>which would rule out flat cars with double-stacked cargo containersNo it wouldn't lol, Indian rail gets double stacked containers under the wires. You just need longer pantographs.
Admittedly, the work on clearances East of the Mississippi would be more involved, but it's not impossible.
For a vid:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1346399436759470080 >Europe... has lower axle loads, can't have long trains, and can't have tall trains.Generally true, but that comes with the territory of being first to build something.
Look up the IORE and the Ofoten Line, plus the Betuweroute. There's a long way to go, but Europe isn't completely behind the times.
